Republican Councilman Ron Salem faces Joshua Hicks, a Democrat, in one of the City Council’s most competitive partisan races.
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Jacksonville City Council District 3: Natalie Alden, Will Lahnen push to represent growing neighborhoods
Will Lahnen and Natalie Alden, the two Republicans vying to represent the area in the district’s open council race, say the area suffers from overdevelopment, and both vowed to prioritize infrastructure spending for the district.
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Jacksonville City Council District 2: Lindsey Brock, Mike Gay, Jennifer Casey compete in all-Republican race
Three Republicans – a lawyer, a special education teacher and an electrician– are battling each other to replace District 2 city council member Al Ferraro who is running for mayor.
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Jacksonville City Council District 1: Ken Amaro, Alton McGriff make case to voters
A journalist with a storied career and a real estate agent who says he understands the neighborhood’s challenges are competing for votes as the newest Jacksonville City Council member representing District 1 in Arlington.
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Jacksonville City Council District 1 candidate Alton McGriff exaggerated college education
Jacksonville City Council District 1 candidate Alton McGriff Jr. falsely claimed to have graduated with “high honors” from FSCJ. But he never did.
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Lawsuit filed to remove Jacksonville City Council candidate Nahshon Nicks from ballot
Democrat Charles Garrison filed suit against fellow Democrat Nahshon Nicks and Duval Elections Supervisor Mike Hogan, pushing the court to decertify Nicks from the March 21 ballot.
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Documents suggest Jacksonville City Council candidate violated residency requirement
Nahshon Nicks, a Democratic candidate for Jacksonville’s City Council At-Large Group 5, may have violated the city’s charter by living outside of the residency boundaries for the seat, according to public records.
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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and five others win election unopposed
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters won re-election Friday when no candidates qualified to oppose him after he won a special election last November. He joins six others who were unopposed in the city’s municipal elections.
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Jacksonville drops appeal of redistricting ruling, will continue to fight court-ordered map
Jacksonville has dropped its appeal of a court ruling finding the City Council had segregated voters by race, announcing in a motion it would focus its efforts instead on fighting a federal court’s remedial map.
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Appeal fails to overturn Jacksonville’s court-ordered City Council map
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the city of Jacksonville’s attempt to stay a court-ordered council district map.